We’re there days during pre-med where you just wanted to give up? Sometimes I think “I have no life! I’m spending my entire 20s drowning in books” I love medicine and I really want to be a physician but sometimes when I am getting up at 5:30 to be at a class by 8am I feel overwhelmed…
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Medical Admissions: Admission #112: PAS stain
“You can tell it’s a PAS stain because it makes the edges bright pink.” the boy with the bright hazel eyes whispered to me.
The professor was mumbling and I had been frustrated already for an hour, reduced to doodling in the margins and distractedly looking at my black faux leather jacket….
Conversations: Caught up
* I rarely blog about my career, but I’ll make an exception this time.
From enthusiastic freshmen who are excited to enter the hospital, we are reduced to juniors who are simply struggling to survive. Our bright eyes that scream curiosity are now laden with panda-like blackness, without the…
In my opinion if studying medicine doesn’t make you sit back in your chair in awe of the human body at least once a day, you are doing it wrong.
In my opinion if studying medicine doesn’t make you sit back in your chair in awe of the human body at least once a day, you are doing it wrong.
(Source: 4maldahyde, via medicineisnotmerchandise)
The Not Quite Doctor: Am I wasting my 20s?
Click through for the excellent reply to this often-thought (but less-often-voiced) concern of pre-med/med students. My favorite part of TNQD’s reply:Being called to medicine is a privilege and a sacrifice. I have plenty of friends who travel the world, staying on couches and in hostels, living a fun and exciting life. But I can tell they are searching for something. When I tell them I envy their lives and their freedom they return the compliment, saying they envy my passion and motivation. There are lots of things I gave up for medical school. There is also a lot I have gained by being here.
The grass will always seem greener on the other side. Find a balance. Live a little. But keep your eye on the prize. Hopefully your (our) greenest pastures will lie in the field of medicine.
Keep your eye on the prize, folks. (And go follow The Not Quite Doctor, too!)
The Not Quite Doctor: Am I wasting my 20s?
We’re there days during pre-med where you just wanted to give up? Sometimes I think “I have no life! I’m spending my entire 20s drowning in books” I love medicine and I really want to be a physician but sometimes when I am getting up at 5:30 to be at a class by 8am I feel overwhelmed…Click through for the excellent reply to this often-thought (but less-often-voiced) concern of pre-med/med students. My favorite part of TNQD’s reply:Being called to medicine is a privilege and a sacrifice. I have plenty of friends who travel the world, staying on couches and in hostels, living a fun and exciting life. But I can tell they are searching for something. When I tell them I envy their lives and their freedom they return the compliment, saying they envy my passion and motivation. There are lots of things I gave up for medical school. There is also a lot I have gained by being here.
The grass will always seem greener on the other side. Find a balance. Live a little. But keep your eye on the prize. Hopefully your (our) greenest pastures will lie in the field of medicine.
Keep your eye on the prize, folks. (And go follow The Not Quite Doctor, too!)
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